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The Persian Vizier Rashid al-Din and the Birth of Sinology as an Islamic Science
17 April 2024
This talk showcases the depth and sophistication of Islamic scholars' engagement with Chinese civilization, by examining the Chinese studies of the Persian vizier Rashid al-Din (d. 1318).
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Diaspora Jews in the Royal Court: The Feast of Ahasuerus and Persian Kingship
6 October 2023 (California) / 7 October 2023 (China)
This joint lecture shall discuss the Royal banquet in both its Biblical and Achaemenid contexts, and demonstrate that, by combining Iranian Studies and Biblical Studies perspectives, the Book of Esther can tell us far more than it could from each on its own.
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Bronze Age Civilizations: international academic conference
25–26 May 2022
The aim of the conference is to encourage dialogue on the topic of Bronze Age civilizations from Asia, Africa, and Europe, discussing common issues of emergence, transformation, and evolution of Bronze Age cultures.
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Origins of Chinese and Mesopotamian History-writing
16–30 0ctober 2021
This international online lecture series aims to explore the common features and differences in early history-writing practices of ancient China and Mesopotamia. This event is open to everyone.
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New Perspectives on the Old World
22 October 2021–8 July 2022
The series in ancient world studies co-organized with the HKBU Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology (JAS) and the Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS), Russian Academy of Sciences, JAS and IOS.
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Prof. Zhang Hanmo: Decoding Han Pictorial Art: On Some Key Motifs
12 May 2021
The lecture introduces the important functions of totems in archaeology and intellectual history. The patterns on the utensils and murals of the Han Dynasty are used to explain the religious concepts of the time.
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Prof. Zhao Jianjun: Explore the Chinese Wisdom in Zen
29 April 2021
Online lecture "Explore the Chinese Wisdom in Zen” by Professor Zhao Jianjun.
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Asian Conference on the Ancient World
29 January 2021
The First Asian Conference on the Ancient World invites international scholars to present their papers on the ancient civilizations of Africa, Europe, and Asia, as well as of pre-colonial Americas and Oceania.
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Dirk Meyer (Oxford): Reading the Odes of Anhui University
20 December 2020
Dr. Dirk Meyer (Oxford) presents his research on the Anhui University Warring States manuscripts of the Odes 詩.
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